College Student Killed at J'ouvert Festival After Telling Man to Stop Grinding On Her

22-year-old Tiarah Poyau was fatally shot at the J'ouvert festival in Brooklyn over the weekend. NYPD said the fatal altercation occurred after Poyau asked a man to stop grinding on her, according to the New York Post.

She was walking down the street with three friends during the pre-West Indian Day celebration when she told the man who invaded her space "get off me."

Poyau was shot in the eye at close range.

20-year-old Reginald Moise was apprehended. He has five prior arrests. Police say they found the gun used in the shooting at Moise's girlfriend's apartment.

Moise was charged with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment.

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